Chilworth House Upper School
Grooms Farm, Thame Road, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 137334
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01844337720
About this school
Chilworth House Upper School is an independent special school in Oxfordshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Chilworth House Upper School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Chilworth House Upper School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chilworth House Upper School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 76
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chilworth House School0.1 miles
Special schools · Oxford
-
John Watson School2.7 miles
Academies · Oxford
-
Endeavour Academy, Oxford4.8 miles
Academies · Oxford
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Mabel Prichard School5.0 miles
Academies · Oxford
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Oxfordshire Hospital School5.0 miles
Special schools · Oxford
Other schools in Oxfordshire
- St Hugh's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Chilworth House Upper School teach?
- Chilworth House Upper School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Oxfordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Chilworth House Upper School?
- The headteacher of Chilworth House Upper School is Mrs Michelle Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chilworth House Upper School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Chilworth House Upper School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Chilworth House Upper School?
- Chilworth House Upper School has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chilworth House Upper School full?
- Chilworth House Upper School has capacity for 80 pupils and 76 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chilworth House Upper School a faith school?
- No. Chilworth House Upper School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chilworth House Upper School a selective school?
- Yes. Chilworth House Upper School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Chilworth House Upper School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11 in 2022/23 and 2.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Chilworth House Upper School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chilworth House Upper School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.